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Alabama Quick Look at 4:40 pm

Late this afternoon, the strongest thunderstorms were over Extreme North and Northeast Alabama generally from about Decatur and Huntsville over to Guntersville and Fort Payne in the Northeast part of the state. More to the south, scattered storms formed quickly … Continue reading →

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Alabama Update at 3:40 pm

Some strong thunderstorms clustered over over Extreme NE Alabama at mid-afternoon, mainly over Dekalb, Jackson, Madison and part of Limestone.NWS Huntsville posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for NE Dekalb County based on a thunderstorm near Mentone. Very few showers across … Continue reading →

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1 Fatality, 4 injured, Lightning

A tragedy in the Tennessee Valley Sunday afternoon. For sure, lightning is frightening This report from Andy Kula, NWS, Huntsville: PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 758 AM CDT MON JUL 26 2010 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… … Continue reading →

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Updating Alabama at 5:45 pm

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERTS Also called a Special Weather Statement. These fall short of a Severe Thunderstorm Warning, however they are still important and should not be taken lightly. These now in effect. …..West Marion and North Lamar County until 6:15 … Continue reading →

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Just to Cool You Off (Maybe!)

THESE ARE ALL 4 PM REPORTS (ALABAMA TIME) …..30, light snow Alert, Nunavut, wind chill 21* …..99 below zero Vostok, Antartica, wind chill tonight will be 128 below …..46 Mount Washington, NH, in the clouds, wind NW 50, gusts 55** … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 433 PM CDT SUN JUL 25 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN MARION COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA… … Continue reading →

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Hot as a Firecracker*

* Well not quite but if you were out a lot today, you probably thought of that old West Alabama expression. By 8 ‘oclock tonight, all of the afternoon showers and thunderstorms were gone except for a bit of lingering … Continue reading →

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5:30 pm Alabama Quick Look

Thunderstorms over most of Shelby and Jefferson County have moved on to visit other areas. However, these two as of 5:30 pm …..along the Jefferson/Walker line NW of Birmingham. Moving into Walker County and in the general direction of Dora, … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon in Alabama

TWO AREAS OF CONCERN 1. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues until 5:00 p.m. for: South/Central Greene County North/Central Marengo County East/Central Sumter County These are West Alabama areas. The severe thunderstorm was located near Demopolis and moving NW. 2. A … Continue reading →

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 422 PM CDT SAT JUL 24 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN WEST … Continue reading →

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